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Originally Posted by Stu

That's exactly what I am doing. I am arguing my points. In fact, my posts contain more arguments than yours do. Sure I have a snappy style I season it all with, but that's just me. You seem to be pretty paranoid of a lot around here that seems to me is all in your head. Gameplaying? That's one for the shits and giggles handbook, right there. You sound like a conspiracy loon.


Actually yes, I can. If you paid any attention at all to my arguments, which may be why I am getting slightly frustrated, you will see that illegal downloading is driving a huge shift to ticket sales and independent promotion. That equates to quiet a bit of extra revenue. The real loosers here are the record companies. Sure many, many artists loose out, but the upswing more than makes up for it. Most downloaded artists are pretty loaded anyway. Oh and again that's not to mention the artists who would never have had record deals in the FIRST place if it were not for illegal downlading. I made that point more than once already.

You make illegal downloading sound like a bad thing, but it's not. It has bad elements, but there are a whole slew of good elements which I have spent more than enough time and patience listing for you. Good elements and bad elements. Just like everything else.

Yep, I have a problem with your approach to discussions to be honest with you, when by and large they consist of a slightly ridiculing and sardonic tone with a propensity for cutting and pasting at will which highlights a reactionary and possibly egotistical individual. There's simply no need for it.

It's still illegal to download for free and I'd imagine the vast majority of people don't decide to buy originals afterwards. I love seeing the big man get hit hard but still, there's going to be many casulties on the other end of things too.